On August 31 the doors of the Mattapoisett Museum were opened to people wanting to learn more about the LGBTQ community or wishing to share how to obtain services for youth, senior citizens, and families throughout the south coast. Eileen Dugas, network coordinator for the South Coast LGBTQ+ Network, spoke to the types of […] Read more »
As member Tiffini Reedy noted in welcoming back Mattapoisett Schools Principal Rose Bowman, the Mattapoisett School Committee’s Monday night meeting was one of celebration on the eve of an opening day of the 2021-22 academic year. The mood was enhanced by anticipation of starting the school year with Mattapoisett students in the classroom. […] Read more »
Maine Commissioner of Public Safety Michael Sauschuck has tapped Rochester resident Matthew M. Clancy to serve as Bureau Chief and Chief of Police of the Maine State Capitol Police Department. A long-time resident of Rochester and a native of Rockland MA, Mr. Clancy started his law enforcement career in 1982 as an officer with […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Lions Club is looking for high school students in grades 9, 10, 11 and 12. Apply today to enter the Massachusetts Lions Youth Speech Competition and you may win a cash (check) prize! Students may be foreign exchange, private school, charter school, home schooled or private study provided they are sponsored by a […] Read more »
Today, Rep. Bill Straus (D-Mattapoisett) has announced that the Town of Marion will be awarded a Massachusetts Seaport Economic Council grant for $300,000 to assist in the design of a new harbormaster and marine center at Island Wharf located in Sippican Harbor. Word of the project’s approval was received by the Representative from Lieutenant Governor […] Read more »
Ethel Griffith, 92, passed away peacefully in bed on September 2, 2021, after a long fight with Alzheimer’s. Ethel Griffith (né Marcelino) was born on April 1, 1929, in New Bedford, Massachusetts and was preceded in death by her loving husband of 61 years, Alwyn (Al) Griffith, Jr. Al was also born and raised […] Read more »
The 2020-21 school year was just ending when the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, in concert with the state Department of Public Health, essentially told public school districts to scrap prior guidelines that had been advising superintendents to plan for a more normal 2021-22. While the Delta variant of COVID-19 hasn’t […] Read more »
The Rev. Jeffrey Cave, Retired, Diocese of Atlanta, GA will conduct services at 8:00 am and 10:00 am on Sunday, September 5 at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, next to the Town Beach in Mattapoisett. This is the 137th Summer Season at St. Philip’s when clergy from nearby and far visit every week, using the 1928 […] Read more »
Over the span of the pandemic, governors throughout the country have gained a lot of news coverage as they led their states through difficult days and months. While none of our recent governors have come from Southeastern Massachusetts, historically Rochester has had ties to more than one. Not long ago I wrote about Charles Bryant, […] Read more »
James R. Gurney, 91, of Marion died August 30, 2021 at Tobey Hospital. He was the husband of the late Judith J. (Jenney) Gurney. Born in New Bedford, Jim was the son of the late Ralph and Annie L. (Hartley) Gurney. As a young man, during the Korean War, he served in the Coast […] Read more »